Cargo ships

[waystin2]

+1.  More stuff to blow up!!!

[ghostdancer]

Actually interesting concept if you start thinking about it. Many cargo ships were armed. It would be weak armament but unlike our current barges they could also shoot back.

In addition in the Med and in the Atlantic that the British actually places Sea Hurricanes on cargo ships and used a catapult system to launch them to provide some air support until more escort carriers came online.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAM_ship

[Ghosth]

Now your talking, single cam ship with a group of 4 - 8 liberty ships for the Atlantic.
Or shipping barges, LST's, the sky is the limit here.

Like you say "lightly" armed for the most part. Most of them couldn't slug it out with a submarine.

[oakranger]

There is enough reason why, Denholm.  just look at ghostdancer reply.
 

[Denholm]

Perhaps you missed this:

Thank you for the in-depth explanation.

[oakranger]

Perhaps you missed this:

Yes i did.  Sorry for that. 

[Slate]

  Perhaps they could be a mobile strat such as troop carriers with ability to direct and hide them from bombers that find the strats quite easily.

[Wingnutt]

something new to shoot at, throw a few man ack positions on em, allow them to resupply ports...  win win

[oakranger]

something new to shoot at, throw a few man ack positions on em, allow them to resupply ports...  win win

not sure how they can resupply ports but a capital idea.  AH could make ports that are used for the cargo ships only to get supplies.

[Wingnutt]

not sure how they can resupply ports but a capital idea. 

well I dunno, perhaps make it where caro ship convoys spawn say at random places 3 or 4 sectors out from ports, and head to the ports and dock, if they make it and the base is damaged the convoy successfully getting there will do and equal amount of resupply as an airfield cargo drop..

something to that effect, you get the idea.

[MadHatter]

I had said the same thing in my first post. Guess I should have explained it better.  I like it 

[oakranger]

well I dunno, perhaps make it where caro ship convoys spawn say at random places 3 or 4 sectors out from ports, and head to the ports and dock, if they make it and the base is damaged the convoy successfully getting there will do and equal amount of resupply as an airfield cargo drop..

something to that effect, you get the idea.

Yes, dose sound like a great idea.